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Şenses

Şenses /ʃenˈses/ ASCII Senses

“cheerful voice”3

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ş
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Şenses?

Şenses

IPA /ʃenˈses/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Şenses mean?

Şen, “cheerful, merry”, joins ses, “voice”: “a cheerful voice”. The name describes someone whose voice is full of joy and who brings cheer to those around. It follows the pattern of surnames ending in ses, such as Gürses.1,3

Grammar Compound: şen + ses.

That Şenses goes back to şen and ses is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Şenses made of?

Şenses breaks into 2 parts: şen (şen: cheerful) + ses (ses: sound, voice).

Şenses + root şen şen: cheerful ARMENIAN şen “cheerful, merry” root ses ses: sound, voice TURKIC ses “sound; voice” Şenses şen root şen: cheerful şen ARMENIAN “cheerful, merry” ses root ses: sound, voice ses TURKIC “sound; voice”
Şenses: parts and root words
  • şen Armenian — cheerful, merry3
  • ses Turkic — sound; voice1

How was the name Şenses formed?

Şenses belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (şen + ses).

Which surnames are related to Şenses?

Şenses Şen Şener Şentürk Şenol Şengül Gürses Şenel Şensoy Şenocak Şengün Şencan Erşen
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Şen same root – –
02 Şener same root – –
03 Şentürk same root – –
04 Şenol same root – –
05 Şengül same root – –
06 Gürses same root – –
07 Şenel same root – –
08 Şensoy same root – –
09 Şenocak same root – –
10 Şengün same root – –
11 Şencan same root – –
12 Erşen same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Şenses?

  1. Adnan Şenses actor 1935–2013
  2. Enes Talha Senses athletics competitor 1998–
  3. Ferhat Şenses association football player
  4. Erkan Şenses researcher
  5. Fatma Nur Şenses association football player
  6. Kerem M. Şenses researcher

People surnamed Şenses as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Şenses written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Senses.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ses accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Şenses accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: şen accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 kureansiklopedi.com kureansiklopedi.com: sen-5f714 accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Şenses

Q1

What does the surname Şenses mean?

Şen, “cheerful, merry”, joins ses, “voice”: “a cheerful voice”. The name describes someone whose voice is full of joy and who brings cheer to those around. It follows the pattern of surnames ending in ses, such as Gürses.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Şenses?

The root word of Şenses is şen (Turkic): “cheerful, merry”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Şenses?

Şen·ses, 2 syllables; IPA: /ʃenˈses/.